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NCCCMA Summer Seminar

Wednesday, June 22

Agenda	Time & Location
It's All About You - 360 Feedback For Managers Separate Registration Required - Follow Link Above This assessment will credit toward ICMA Credentialed Manager designation Scholarship funds are available through NCCCMA	1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Eagle Room - 2nd Floor

Thursday, June 23

Agenda	Time & Location
Registration Desk Open	10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Alexander Room - 2nd Floor 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. Top of the Plaza
360 Feedback (continued)	8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Eagle Room - 2nd Floor
Executive Committee Meeting Continental Breakfast	9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Swannanoa Room - 2nd Floor
Pre-Conference Memorial Golf Tournament See Golf Registration Page for More Information	10:00 a.m. Registration 12:00 p.m. Shotgun Start High Vista Golf Club
Opening Networking Reception	5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Top of the Plaza

Friday, June 24

Agenda	Time & Location
Registration Desk Open	7:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Pre-Function Area
General Session: Strategic Plan Presentation Full Buffet Breakfast Your Association has been "all ears" for the past 12 months, listening to managers about where NCCCMA needs to focus its efforts in the future. At this session, NCCCMA leadership will present the recommended plan for adoption and begin the process of putting the "meat on the bones" through implementation. Strategic Plan Memo \| Strategic Plan Draft	7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Grand Ballroom A & B
Break	9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
General Session: Building Trust Through Citizen Engagement Should local governments take for granted that citizens understand why and how decisions are made, especially related to public facilities? The City of Hickory is going to great lengths to engage its citizens on how and where to invest $40 million in new public facilities. This has not always been the case. This presentation will highlight Hickory's journey from "a tough lesson learned" to rebuilding trust through citizen engagement. Speaker: Andrea Surratt, Assistant City Manager, City of Hickory Moderator: Charles Archer, NCCCMA Honorary Member; Associate, Freese and Nichols, Inc.	9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Grand Ballroom A & B
Break	10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions: Recruiting and Being Recruited: Maximizing Use of Online Technology (CLICK TO VIEW POWERPOINT) More and more frequently, employers are using electronic hiring applications that include qualifications screening questions, essay/survey questions, and phone or Skype interviews in the recruiting process. From a candidate perspective, managers need to know how to deal with technology to apply for jobs, and how to design materials to most effectively deliver their message. This session will also help managers learn how to recruit effectively for their own organization. Come learn how technology can be your friend. Speaker: Heather A. Lee, Ph.D., SPHR, Partner, Developmental Associates, LLC Moderator: Martha Paige, Town Manager, Town of Morrisville Shaping Your Financial Future: Strategies to Customize and Leverage Benefits of the NC Local Government Retirement System (CLICK TO VIEW POWERPOINT) What is the true value of your pension? What is the tax impact of new legislation regarding your pension, and how should this impact how you save for retirement? This session will provide answers and custom resources for participants in the North Carolina Local Government Retirement System. In addition, participants will learn creative ways to customize compensation plans, employment contracts and agreements in order to attract, retain and reward the local government workforce. Speakers: Bo & Boyd Cauble, Associates, Consolidated Planning, Inc. Moderator: Eddie Smith, Deputy City Manager, City of Kannapolis	10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Grand Ballroom C1 Grand Ballroom C2
Luncheon & General Session: Telling Your Organization's Story Through PVT - Photo, Video and Text (CLICK TO VIEW POWERPOINT) How do you like to receive information? Photos? Videos? Texts? Like many, you probably want more to do than read the article, You want the opportunity to interact with others and to see what's happening. As a communicator - and everyone who works within an organization is a communicator - you should seek the best ways to tell your organization's story. This is particularly true during a time when social media has brought a new level of transparency and authenticity to our everyday communication. This session will help you to better understand the role of telling your story through photo, video and text (PVT) within your organization. During this session, you will learn how to identify positive stories happening in your workplace, introduce effective elements of PVT, understand the role of PVT with internal and external audiences, recognize the value of using multiple media platforms, and make sense of open source software for multimedia projects. Speaker: Dr. Sonya DiPalma, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, UNC Asheville	11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom A & B
ICMA University Credentialed Workshop: Diversity and Inclusion - Getting the Conversation Started, and Keeping it Going This two-part ICMA University workshop on diversity and inclusion highlights concepts while drawing upon real-life and practical examples. In Part I, Gracie Johnson-Lopez will speak on The Power of Being Heard, and the Price of Being Silent, focusing on real-life situations in which leaders create environments that place a high value on diversity of viewpoints, openness, transparency and collaboration. In Part II, Deborah J. Walker, Ph.D. and Thomas S. Griggs, Ph.D. will provide a conceptual framework for analysis and change, and discuss critical success factors associated with diversity and inclusion planning and implementation. A practical application features the work of the City of Rocky Mount. PPT: VISIONS, Inc. \| The Power of Being Heard, and the Price of Being Silent PDF: Critical Success Factors \| Rocky Mount Lessons Learned Speakers: Gracie Johnson-Lopez, President, Diversity and HR Solutions Deborah J. Walker, Ph.D. and Thomas S. Griggs, Ph.D., Senior Consultants, VISIONS, Inc.	1:15 - 4:15 p.m. Grand Ballroom C1
Asheville By Foot Walking Tour - Registration Required ($20) Tour Information \| Register This is Asheville’s definitive tour, walking or otherwise. Have an amazing experience becoming an Asheville insider as you explore the city’s rich history, stunning architecture and unique culture. Enjoy an insider’s access to a number of hidden gems reachable only by foot as you tour one of the country’s most unique cities. Meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Vance Monument at One North Pack Square. The tour begins at the bronze pig sculpture at the base of the 75 ft obelisk! Credit cards and cash will be accepted on site.	1:30 - 3:15 p.m. Downtown Asheville
Evening Reception in Honor of Tom Lundy, Catawba County Manager	5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Pre-Function Area & Patio

Saturday, June 25

Agenda	Time
Registration Desk Open	7:00 - 10:00 a.m. Pre-Function Area
Business Meeting Full Buffet Breakfast	7:30 - 9:15 a.m. Grand Ballroom A & B
Break	9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
General Session: A Conversation with ICMA President Pat Martel ICMA President Pat Martel, City Manager of Daly City, California, will offer reflections on her career in local government and share observations on major changes she has seen in the profession as a whole. Martel will then turn her attention to the future and address the leadership skills that local government managers will need to develop in order to adequately manage the changing dynamics and demographics affecting our communities. Finally, she will speak to her priorities as ICMA President and issue a challenge to attendees on advancing those priorities. Speaker: ICMA President Patricia E. Martel, City Manager, Daly City, California	9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Grand Ballroom A & B
Break	10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
NCACC Update	10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom C2
NCLM Update (CLICK TO VIEW POWERPOINT)	10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom C1
Post-Conference Seminar: Fermentation Propagation: Brewing Big Business in the Land of the Sky Update - Due to low registration numbers, this post-conference seminar has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.